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| Unemployed persons | no. | 826 | 763 | 790 | 552 | 448 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 8.6 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 5.8 | 4.5 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 2 008 | 1 983 | 2 127 | 2 212 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 7 379 | 7 543 | 7 582 | 7 631 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 254.8 | 276.7 | 285.0 | 297.6 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 34 532 | 36 689 | 37 587 | 39 004 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 52.6 | 59.8 | 61.8 | 64.7 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 123 | 7 930 | 8 145 | 8 475 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 20.6 | 21.6 | 21.7 | 21.7 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 6 401 | 6 670 | 6 633 | 6 790 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 204.2 | 227.6 | 238.6 | 252.3 | - |
| Total income | $m | 213.7 | 237.1 | 249.2 | 264.1 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 31 893 | 34 129 | 35 972 | 37 155 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 33 377 | 35 550 | 37 564 | 38 896 | - |
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| Males | % | 54.1 | 54.8 | 54.1 | 54.0 | - |
| Females | % | 45.9 | 45.2 | 45.9 | 46.0 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.2 | 18.3 | 17.6 | 17.6 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 21.4 | 20.3 | 20.3 | 19.9 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 26.5 | 26.3 | 25.6 | 24.5 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 24.2 | 24.4 | 24.6 | 25.0 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.9 | 13.0 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.4 | 6.1 | 6.1 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 14.0 | 14.7 | 14.8 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.5 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 13.4 | 14.0 | 13.7 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.6 | 18.0 | 17.5 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 8.6 | 9.1 | 9.5 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.1 | 9.6 | 9.8 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 13.8 | 13.3 | 13.5 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 8.7 | 7.8 | 7.7 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 102 | 993 | 860 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 43.6 | 39.3 | 25.6 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 41.8 | 38.6 | 28.7 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 39 575 | 39 552 | 29 740 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 37 904 | 38 901 | 33 392 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 816 | 762 | 702 | 744 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 270 | 282 | 312 | 303 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 252 | 273 | 288 | 285 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 1 338 | 1 317 | 1 302 | 1 332 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 120 | 99 | 126 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 78 | 63 | 63 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 198 | 162 | 189 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 138 | 168 | 132 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 15 | 21 | 69 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 153 | 189 | 201 |
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| * These data relate to persons for whom this source of income was their principal source of income for the relevant financial year |
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